Cartridge-reloading tool



June 18, 1929. 'w BOND 1,718,107

CARTRIDGE RELOADING TOOL Filed April 1. 1927 .4 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 18,1929;.

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R. W. BQND CARTRIDGE RELOADING TOOL Filed April 1 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2I June 18, 1929. w, BOND 1.718.107

CARTRIDGE RELOADING TOOL Filed April 1, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 "lam/140mmJune 18, 1929. R. w. BOND 1.718.107

CARTRIDGE RELOADING -TOOL Fil p il 1'92? 4 Sheets-Shed 4 I gwuentoz 17.Itflond Patented June 18, '1929.

UNITED STATES RICHARD W. BOND, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

- CARTRIDGE-RELOADTNG TOOL.

Application filed April 1,'

This invention relates to improvements in what is known as reloadingtools or devices,

the present device being adapted for use in decapping fired cartridges;sizing cartridges by contracting and expanding them; recapping saidcartridges; and, inserting the bullet in the cartridge. The present toolis also adapted for use in sizing the bullet itself where the bullet isof over-size.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a tool of thischaracter which is of simple construction or design so 'as to make iteconomical.

Another object is to provide such a tool wherein the actual strokes foraccomplishing the several steps in the reloading of the shells are ofreduced length. 7

A further object is to provide a device wherein the'various tools forperforming the several operations on the shells may be adjustabl securedin place.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of partsall as will hereinafter be more fully described and the novel featuresthereof particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying the presentimprovements.

Fig.2 is a side elevation of the device equipped withto01s fordecappingfired car-' tridges. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the deviceequipped for contracting cartridges. I n Fig. 4: shows the toolequipped; for expanding cartridges. v i

Fig. 5 shows the tool for capping cartridges.

Fig. 6 illustrates the tool for insertingthe' V bullets in thecartridges.

Fig. 7 isa side elevation showing the device arranged for reducingoversized bullet-s. Stated generally, the tool consists ofa frame havinga slidably mounted. plunger therein carrying an anvil which, in actualuse, is adapted to be alined with a suitable tool held in said frame forperforming the necessary operations on the cartridge. For this purposethe frame 1 has a socket 2 in which the tools are adapted to be held,and alined with said socket 2 there is a second socket 3 in which issl'idably held a plunger 4. Plunger 4 hasa slot 6 therein through whichextends an operating lever 'Z pivoted 1927. Serial m5. 180,194..

in the frame on a pin 8, said lever engaging lugs 9 and 10 formed-in theslotted portion of the plunger whereby when said lever 7 is rocked onits pivot the plunger will be moved toward or from the socket dependingupon the direction of'movement of said le-;

ver. The device, which is portable, has lugs 11 formed integral with-theframe so asto take an extended bearing on. any suitable support 12. Theframe may befixed to said support either by screws passing throughorifices 13 in the lugs 11 or by a clamp 14; en-' gaging over'said lugsand extending beneath the supporting member.,12 whose under surface isengaged by the ordinary screw of the usual clamp. There the clamp isused the frame is adapted to have rigidityimparted thereto by reason ofa vertically extended rib 15 formedthereon seating between two slottedas at 17 forming two arms 18 between which an anvil is adapted to bepivotally after appear. The anvil thus supported on corresponding ribs16 formed onthe clamp The end of plunger {nearest socket 2 so supportedby a pivot pin 19 as. will hereinthe plunger 4 is limited in its rockingmovement n one direction by-astop. 30 formed .on the frame and in theopposite direction by reason of the anvil itself engaging the bottom ofthe slot 17.

When the device is used for decapp ing or ejecting used primers fromshells ananvil 20 is pivoted at one end on the cross pin 19. At itsopposite end there is screwed on the anvil a nut 21 which carries adecapping pin 22. Preferably, the anvil 201s formed in two sections, onesection being pivoted on the'pin l9 and adapted to have the othersection, Whichcarries the decapping pin 22, I

screwed therein whereby the latter. section ;is detachablefso thatsections of different sizes may be interchangeable to 811113 various"sizes of cartridges. Screwed into the internally threaded socket 2isithe clecapp ng and priming button 23, said button having a cavity 23?therein providing spacefor the primersbeing ejected. ,A portion of theexterior surface of the decapping button may be knurled so as tofacilitate screwlng it into the socket when it is being adjustedtherein. The cartridge 2 1 to be decapped is placed over the anvil 2Owlth the decapping pin 22 entering the flash hole as shown in Fig. 2 andwith the decapping button 2 adjusted in socket 2 just'enough toal- "vil20 is turned on its pivot 19 toward stop 30; After the assembly andadjustment of the parts described and after the anvil 20 has been movedon' its pivot into engagement with the stop 30,-the cap of thecartridgeis in registry with recess 23 of the decapping button and byraising operating lever- 7 the cartridge base-will be seated against thedecapping button. Then by'applying additional force to the leversufficientto continue the-elevationthereof the used primer will beejected from'jthe cartridge into the recess 23"* of button 23. The lever7 is then returned to its former position and the anvil 20 movedon itspivot away'from stop 30 to the position shown in full lines in Fig.

.2, whereupon the decapped shellmay be readily removed. It will be notedthat in this last movement of the anvil, away from stop 80,'the lowerend thereofengages the bottom of slot 17, as indicated at 25, to limitthe tilting movement of said anvil.

It is well known that cartridges expand when they are fired making itnecessaryto resize the necks thereof before they are reloaded and as themetal used in cartridges varies in thickness, the diameter of the neck,

which is the portion the bullet enters when being seated, should befirst -reduced and then expanded or resized with a standard v Newcartridges can also be reexpander. sized as hereinafter described,should 1t be deemed advisable. The devlce prepared for thus reducing thediameter of the necks of cartridges is shown 1n Fig. 3 whereln abushing26, suitably'threaded so, as to be screwed into socket 2, is; insertedin said socket, theflange26. on said bushing being notched so that itcan be tightened against the lower end of the socket. Said bushing isconcentrically boredp'rovidi'nga neat sliding lit for the cartridges.Screwed into the opposite end of socket 2 is a die 27 said die beingformed with a knurled portion to facilitate its rotation when beingadjusted in the socket. A nut 28 on the die 27 is adapted to betightened against the end of socket 2 after thefdie has beenproperlyadjustecl axially ofvsaid socket thereby locking the die inposition. Die 27 has a central bore corresponding to'the caliber of theshell used,the end of' said bore nearest the bushing 26 serving toresiiethe cartridge as it is cessed to form a hook portion 31 which over- 7lies the rim portion'of rimmed cartridges or which may enter-the groovein rimless car tridges. The end face of the anvil may also be providedwith a recess 31, providing space for primers which may project somewhatfrom the base of the cartridge. After the parts have thus been assembledit is necessary to properly adjust the die 27, this being accomplishedby first having the lock nut 28-loose and then insert ing the cartridgethroughbushing 26 until 1t 18 seated against the flared mouth'port1on ofthe die. Lever 7 is then elevated,

moving anvil 29 to the required height necessary for allowing the anvilto be swung against the stop 30 while at the same time the base of thecartridge issupported on the end of the anvil with the openend of thecartridge-held against the flared open end of the die 27 During thisadjustment, lever 7 should be held with sufiicient force to keep theshell slightly pressed against die 27 while saidodie is being adjustedand when finally adjusted the space between the anvil head and. thebushing 26 will be equal to the depth required for the shell to enterthe die,.this distance corresponding to the depth the bullet must enter.

the cartridge. Lock nut 28 is then tightened against the end of socket2, thereby locking the die 27 in place and the sizing operation may thenbe carried on by lifting the operating lever 7 until the anvil headrests against bushing 26 thus providing the step for giving uniformresized length to any number of shells. While it is necessary to I use alight force to pull a shell from the die this is taken care of by thehook shaped portion 31 formed'on the anvil. After the cartridge has beensized by being projectedinto the die lever l is returned to its lowerposition at which timethe cartridge willbe removed from the die 27,while still held by bushing 26. Theanvil is then swung on its pivot awayfrom the stop 30 until its end en'- gages the plunger at 25 whereuponthe cartridge may be removed from the socket and the operation performedon as many successive cartridges as is desired.

The apparatus for expandingthe necks of the cartridges is shown in Fig.4. In this 7 v arrangement the bushing 26 and the anvil 29 are used asin the arrangement in "Fig. 3.

However, inthe upper end of socket 2 there in the same manner as hasbeen described for locking the die 27 in said socket in Fig. 3. Tubularchamber member 32 has an inside finish suitably shaped to receiveinterchange-- able parts, the upper end of said chamber 32 being of anenlarged bore to receive an adjusting screw 33 which serves as a stop.for holding an expander 34 in the reduced end portion of the bore insaid member32. The

nut 35 with its periphery knurled is adapted to be screwed on theadjusting screw 33 and be tightened against the upper end of member 32to lock said screw 33 in place. When expander 34 is placed in member.32. it is adapted to .seat against a shoulder 36 formed by thedifferences in the diameter of the bore in member 32 where it is heldrigidly in place by the adjusting screw 33. Said expander 34 has apointed or conical end 37 which serves as a means for guiding cartridgeson to the expander.

With the parts assembled as shown in Fig. 4, final adjustment is made byhaving nut 28 loose and then inserting the cartridge through the bushing26 until it is seated against end 37 of the expander. The anvil 29 isthen swung into place against stop 30. The parts areheld in thisposition under a slight pressure while the double adjustable chamber 32is screwed into or out of socket 2 until the space between the anvilhead and bushing 26 is equal to the depth the bullet-is .to be insertedin the cartridge. Locknut 28 is then tightened so as to rigidly hold theexpander 34in this adjusted position. After this has'been done the anvil29 is raised until itengages against bushing 26, thereby causing theopenendof the cartridge to be properlyexpanded. The lever is then returnedto its original position thus relieving the cartridge and the anvil'isthen swung away from stop 30 so as to permit removal of the cartridgefrom socket 2 and bushing The next step usually performed on thecartridges after they have been thus expanded or sized is to prime themor recap them. The device properly rigged for this operation is shown inFig. 5 wherein the decapping button 23 is inserted in socket 2 the sameas in the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 for decapping the cartridge. .Thedecapping or priming button 23. is adjusted in socket ,2 with itspriming end 23 arranged toward the anvil 20 which, in this case, is thesame as used in decapping the cartridges. The protruding end of thebuttonis spaced from the-anvil a-sufiicient dis? tance to permit freepassage. of acartridge being swung ,to .position on. the anvil 20, Inthe present case, however, the decapping pin 22, used in the arrangementshown in .Fig. 2, is dispensed with, nut21 onlybeing screwed on the freeend of anvil 20. Formed in the end of they priming end 23 of button 23is a .semispherical cavity which prevents flattening of the. primers byhaving the points of contact between the button and primer locatedatpoints around the-edge of the latter. In capping .the cartridgesgtheprimer may be pressed into the-cavity. in

the cartridge base with the finger sufliciently far to makeit-stickeither before orafter the cartridge is placed on; the-anvil 20.

With the parts assembled and the cartridge positioned on anvil '20as-shownin Fig. 5 and the primer insertedin the.car-

tridge base the anvil 20 is moved to; the position shown in dotted linesand the lever 7 is elevated until the primer is seated slightly againstthe priming end 23 of the button 23. The lever is then moved. withsuflicientforce to press the primerinto the cartridge after whichthelever isreturned to its original position and anvil 20 moved ,to

-. its position shown" in full lines of Fig. '5,

to permitremoval of the. primed cartridge.

In Fig- 6 there is shown the device arranged for inserting the bullet inthe car-,

tridge. In this operation the parts used are the same as those usedforexpanding the cartridge, as shown in Fig. 4, with the ex:

j withand a bullet seater substituted therefor.

ception of the expander 34 beingdispensed When used. for this operationthe-bullet seater 38 is placed in the bore of the chamber member 32andthe parts adjusted with. respect tothe anvil 29 as in the casecftheexpanding operation. Saidbullet seater has a cavity 39.in;one endsuitably shaped to receive the ends of the bullet without caus ingthemto be marred and, in'addition, this recess further provides a meansforalinin the bullets. ,The entranceend 40 of the chamber member32 actsas a. guide forj -the cartridge as it is movedthrough said member .32.toward the recess end 39 of the bullet- Y the inner wallof member 32 isiformed with a shoulder 41 which provides foricrimping seater and at apoint adjacent said recess 39 the cartridges; as -the bullets come tothe full depth of their insertion in the cartridge. I In assembling. theparts for this opera.-

tion the bullet seater 38is placed in chamber member 32' and adjustingscrew then turned;

down in said chamber, after which said chamber. member is screwed down.in socket 2. The positioning ofthese several parts can be.bestlaccomplished with the use of a loaded-.cartridge. ,Such acartridgeran be 'insertedin socket 2 through bushing26' j and the anvilturned on its pivot to engage and support said cartridge, after whichthe.

7 in the die.

seateican be'adjusted by turning the adjusting screw 33 until a slightpressure is transmitted: to said anvilJ i f If it-is desired to crimpthe shell, these adjustments should be made whereby the chamber memberis'so positioned in socket 2 that the anvil will be about onethirtysecond of an inch from bushing 26 when it into contact with saidcrimping shoulder 41.

After these several adjustments have'been made, a shell to'beloaded-isplaced-with its open end overreamer-42 whichis formed on theexposed end of screw '33 and't-wi'sted with sufiicient force to makeaslight counterbore therein thus providinga freeentrance for'the bullet.After the'shell has thus been madeready, a bulletisplaced-inthe-cartridge, base first, and the two inserted as a unitthrough the bushing 26. [The anvil 29' is then brought against stop 30while the anvilagainst-bus'hing 26 with the result that the bullet ispressed the proper depth in the shell. Lever-'7' can then belo'wered'and the anvil 29 moved away from stop 30,-to free the base ofthe-cartridge; V

Where the device is to "be used for resizing bullets it is fastened to asuitable support in an inverted position as-shown in Fig; 7. In'thisinstance the *anvil 29, which'is' some-, what shorter than that used fordecapping, is'pivotally secured to theplunger 4 but in the socket 2-thereis inserted a bullet die 42- having a central bore of two diametersproviding for an oversized bullet being inserted through the guideportion 42f' of-said die until it is seated against the-smaller diameterof the bore. Said smalldiameter has a cutting edge 42 formed with asuitable'recess 42 adjacent thereto which serves as a spacefor chips"while bullets are-being forced through-the die. Thesmaller diameter ofwillbe noticed that-there -will bea natural tendency of the'operatinglever. 71: to *drop makingit necessary" to hold said lever upwhileplacing the bullets andbullet seater For this reason the operationof the device when used for the" purpose of sizing the bullets is asfollows: Operating lever 7 is held in'a perpendicular position and theanvil, or what might be termed the thrustbar is moved to' the positionshown in dotted lines-in Fig. 7. While the parts are held 'in thesepositions 'die42 I is screwed into "socket 2 to a trial position," abullet is seater38'is'then inserted in the die with its recessed endresting on the pointed end of the bullet. The anvil or thrust bar isthen turned to perpendicular position against stop- 30 and lowered"somewhat after which die 42'is adjusted in socket 2'to aposition wherethere is only sufficient space between thrust bar and the'enlar'ged endof'the bul let seater to permit said bar being swung.

' forward or backward. After the partshav'e.

been thus-adjusted depression of the operat:

ing lever will force the bullet through the" die 42 so that asit passesthrough the reduced';bore of the die and out of socket 2 o it will bereduced to. the proper size.

{For accurately centering the cartridge during the decapplng and primingopera tions, there is a stop 30, preferably in the form ofa'screw'threa'ded into the frame. Said stop 30 can be adjusted to engagethe anvil 2-9,- accurately center the cap with the priming button,- and,when such accuracy isnot needed;'as in the other operations, saidoperating lever is slightly lifted so that the 'free end of the anvilwill properly receive the base of the cartridge. Lever-7 is thenelevated-with sufficient force to move the stop can be screwed furtherinto the frame so 'as not to engage s'aidanvil.

What-I claim is 1. In aldevice of the character described," thevcomblnatlon ofa support for the car.-

tridge, a support'for interchangeably receivthe tool support, saidcartridge sup-port be-.

ingpivotedxto'permit a cartridge carried with 'a i tool in said toolsupport.

the combination of aisu'pport' for the ear tridge, asupportforinterchangeably receiving-toolsfor'performing the desired opera-' tlonson the cartridge, and means for'movmg said cartridge support towardandfrom the tool support, said cartridge support being: pivoted topermit acartridge, carried thereby to'b'e moved intoandout of registlyflVltll a tool in said toolsup'port, and "stops for"limiting.rocking'movement of said? cartridge support.

the 'combinati'ori of aframe having a sup- 3; In a device ofthecharacter described;

changeably received and adjustab-ly Sup ported, an anvil on whicha'cartridge is sup ported, said anvil being pivotally supported on saidframe, a stop for limiting rocking'y' movement of said 'anvil to centerthe car tridge' with respect" to said tool; and means for effecting arelative movement 'of car- "tridge and tool-supports.-

- 4.111 a device. of the character described, the combination of a framehavinga support in which tools for performing the desired operation on acartridge may be interchangeabl-y received-and adjustably sup thereby tobemoved into and out of registry ported, an anvil on which a cartridgeis supported, said anvil being p-ivotally supported on said frame, astop for limiting rocking movement of said anvil to center thecartridge' with respect tosaid tool, a stop for limitingpivotal movementof the anvil in the opposite direction, and means for moving thecartridge support toward and from the tool support.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a framehaving spaced alined sockets formed therein, a plunger slidable in onesocket, an anvildetachably supported on said plunger, means for mov ingsaid plunger and anvil toward and from the other socket, and means forinterchangeably receiving and supporting a desired tool in said othersocket. v

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, aplunger slidably mounted in said frame, an anvil carried by said plungerfor supporting the cartridge, a decapping pin adjustably fixed on saidanvil and adapted to engage the cap of the cartridge on said anvil,means on a fixed portion of said frame for supporting a decappingbutton, and-means for moving said plunger together with the anvil towardand from the decapping button,

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, aplunger slidable in said frame, a cartridge supporting anvil pivotallymountedon said plunger,a i I decapping pin adjustably carried on saidanvil and engaging the cap ofa cartridge supported on the anvil, arecessed decapping' button adjustably' secured in a fixed portionof'said frame, means for limiting the pivotal movement of the anvil forcentering the cartridge with respect to the button and alining the capof said cartridge with the recess in said button, and means for movingsaid plunger and anvil toward and from said button.

RICHARD W. BOND

